Physical distribution management server, physical distribution service transaction system, physical distribution service transaction method, recording medium, and computer data signal

• US 20050021719A1
• Filed: 05/14/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Hara, Kazuhiro
• Application Number:
  US10/845,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20050021719A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A transport management server receives service provision information that includes data that specifies a transport service provider and data indicating transport service content by the service provider, from a terminal of a transport service user, via a network, and retains the information so that it can be browsed. The terminals of the transport service provider and the transport service user, receive at least one of, transport service information, insurance money performance data, and fee payment performance data, from the transport management server, and displays it, in order to search a transport service that can obtain agreement towards a demand and supply condition, by both the transport service provider and the transport service user.

Claims

1. A physical distribution management sever comprising:

a transport service information reception unit that receives service provision information that includes data for specifying a transport service provider and data indicating transport service content by the service provider, via a network, and retains the information so that it can be browsed via said network;

an acknowledgement unit that acknowledges a transport service that is determined to be used by a transport service user, out of the transport services indicated by the service provision information, based on predetermined information received via said network;

an information management unit that deletes transport service provision information according to said acknowledged service and service provision information that has passed a predetermined retainment period, from the service provision information retained by said transport service information reception unit;

an insurance performance management unit that receives insurance performance data that indicates performance of claim and/or payment of insurance money granted concerning each transport service, based on the usage situation of transport service by the transport service user, via said network, and retains the data so that it can be browsed via said network, and

transport fee payment performance management unit that retains data indicating payment performance of transport fee towards the transport service provider, according to each transport service user, so that it can be browsed, by said network.

2. The physical distribution management server according to claim 1, wherein said transport service information reception unit receives said service provision information that includes data that specifies a natural person that desires to carry out transport service individually, as said transport service provider, and also indicates contacting method with the natural person, and data indicating transport service content by said natural person.

3. The physical distribution management server according to claim 2, wherein data that specifies said natural person, and indicates the contacting method with the natural person, includes e-mail address.

4. The physical distribution management server according to claim 2, wherein data indicating the transport service content, includes any one of, data indicating transfer destination concerning transfer that includes trips and domestic and overseas business trips by the natural person, data indicating a scheduled departure date, data indicating a scheduled arrival date, data indicating size and/or weight of goods that can be transported, and data indicating delivery location and/or way of delivery of goods.

5. The physical distribution management server according to claim 1, wherein said acknowledgement unit receives information concerning the transport service that has reached an agreement between the transport service provider and the transport service user, from a terminal of the transport provider, and acknowledges the transport service whose usage is determined, based on the received information.

6. The physical distribution management server according to claim 1, wherein said information management unit handles transport information whose scheduled departure date according to transfer of the transport service provider, domestically and overseas, has passed, as service provision information that has passed said predetermined retainment period.

7. The physical distribution management server according to claim 1, wherein said insurance performance management unit receives said transport insurance performance data from a computer of an insurance company, via a network.

8. A physical distribution service transaction system having

a physical distribution management server that comprises:

a transport service information reception unit that receives service provision information that includes data for specifying a transport service provider and data indicating transport service content by the service provider, via a network, and retains the information so that it can be browsed via said network;

an acknowledgement unit that acknowledges a transport service that is determined to be used by a transport service user, out of the transport services indicated by the service provision information, based on predetermined information received via said network;

an information management unit that deletes transport service provision information according to said acknowledged service and service provision information that has passed a predetermined retainment period, from the service provision information retained by said transport service information reception unit;

an insurance performance management unit that receives insurance performance data that indicates performance of claim and/or payment of insurance money granted concerning each transport service, based on the usage situation of transport service by the transport service user, via said network, and retains the data so that it can be browsed via said network, and

transport fee payment performance management unit that retains data indicating payment performance of transport fee towards the transport service provider, according to each transport service user, so that it can be browsed, by said network,

a computer of a transport service provider that sends said transport service information to said physical distribution management server, and receives and displays at least one of, transport service information, insurance money performance data, and fee payment performance data, retained by said physical distribution management server, in order to search a transport service that can obtain agreement towards a demand and supply condition, by both the transport service provider and the transport service user, and

a computer of a transport service user that receives and displays at least one of, transport service information, insurance money performance data, and fee payment performance data, retained by said physical distribution management server, in order to search a transport service that can obtain agreement towards a demand and supply condition, by both the transport service provider and the transport service user.

9. The physical distribution service transaction system according to claim 8, wherein said transport service user includes a natural person that carries out transport service individually.

10. The physical distribution service transaction system according to claim 8, wherein the computer of the transport service provider and the computer of the transport service user, uses e-mail to search a transport service that can obtain agreement towards a demand and supply condition, by both the transport service provider and the transport service user.

11. A physical distribution service transaction method comprising:

a step of sending service provision information that includes data for specifying a transport service provider, and data indicating the content of transport service by the service provider, to a physical distribution management sever, via a network;

a step of receiving said service provision information via said network, and retaining the information so that it can be browsed via said network;

a step of acknowledging a transport service that is determined to be used by a transport service user, out of the transport services indicated by the service provision information, based on predetermined information received via said network;

a step of deleting transport service provision information according to said acknowledged transport service and service provision information that has passed a predetermined retainment period, from the retained service provision information;

a step of receiving insurance money performance data that indicates performance of claim and/or payment of insurance money granted concerning each transport service, based on the usage situation of transport service by the transport service user, via said network, and retaining the data so that it can be browsed via said network, and

a step of receiving and displaying at least one of, transport service information insurance money performance data, and fee payment performance data, retained by said physical distribution management server, in order to search a transport service that can obtain agreement towards a demand and supply condition, by both the transport service provider and the transport service user.

12. A computer readable recording medium that stores a program to control a computer to execute:

a step of receiving service provision information that includes data for specifying the transport service provider, and data indicating the content of transport service by the service provider, via a network, and retains the information so that it can be browsed via said network;

a step of acknowledging a transport service that is determined to be used by a transport service user, out of the transport services indicated by the service provision information, based on predetermined information received via said network;

a step of deleting transport service provision information according to said acknowledged transport service and service provision information that has passed a predetermined retainment period, from the retained service provision information;

a step of receiving insurance money performance data that indicates performance of claim and/or payment of insurance money granted concerning each transport service;

based on the usage situation of transport service by the transport service user, via said network, and retaining the data so that it can be browsed via said network, and

a step of retaining data indicating payment performance of transport fee towards the transport service provider, according to each transport service user, so that it can be browsed via said network.

13. A computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave, that represents a program for controlling a computer to execute:

a step of receiving service provision information that includes data for specifying the transport service provider, and data indicating the content of transport service by the service provider, via a network, and retains the information so that it can be browsed via said network;

a step of acknowledging a transport service that is determined to be used by a transport service user, out of the transport services indicated by the service provision information, based on predetermined information received via said network;

a step of deleting transport service provision information according to said acknowledged transport service and service provision information that has passed a predetermined retainment period, from the retained service provision information;

a step of receiving insurance money performance data that indicates performance of claim and/or payment of insurance money granted concerning each transport service;

based on the usage situation of transport service by the transport service user, via said network, and retaining the data so that it can be browsed via said network, and

a step of retaining data indicating payment performance of transport fee towards the transport service provider, according to each transport service user, so that it can be browsed via said network.